The Villalobos surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 37,754 people carried this name — #919 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,810 people counted. That is up 39% from 27,107 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Villalobos surname

A toponymic surname, from villa + lobo.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Villalobos» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 5,633 people named Villalobos live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,250
Mendoza 1,017
City of Buenos Aires 585
Neuquén 458
Córdoba 422
Jujuy 317
San Juan 253
Río Negro 252

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

42 people named Villalobos live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Neuchâtel 9
Ticino 9
Geneva 7
Vaud 7
Bern 4
Basel-Landschaft 3
Zurich 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 27 people named Villalobos.

Most of them — 17 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Allier.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Allier 2
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2
Yonne 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Gironde 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

30 people named Villalobos is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 30

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Villalobos in American newspapers,
1915–1950.

Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Villalobos
Arizona Republican 1915-12-11
Newspaper page from The Herald-News carrying the name Villalobos
The Herald-News 1940-09-19
Newspaper page from La Gaceta carrying the name Villalobos
La Gaceta 1950-03-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,360 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Villalobos in Australian newspapers,
1930s–1980s.

30 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Villalobos. The most, 15, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8
ACT (Canberra) 4
Queensland 2
South Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Villalobos.

Who carried it

People named Villalobos,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ángel de Villalobos
    Ángel de Villalobos 1808–1880 · politician
  • Amantina Cobos de Villalobos
    Amantina Cobos de Villalobos 1875–1961 · writer
  • Filiberto Villalobos
    Filiberto Villalobos 1879–1955 · physician
  • Lupe Vélez
    Lupe Vélez 1906–1944 · stage actor
  • Eberardo Villalobos
    Eberardo Villalobos 1906–1964 · association football coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 123 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Villalobos,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States541 records

541 records of the Villalobos name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 354
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 113
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ramon Villalobos

    Born 1915 in Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas; writer from El Paso County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eliseo Morales Villalobos

    Born 1942; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1969 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Juan Villalobos

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1995; buried at Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Puerto Rico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 541 records for Villalobos in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the Villalobos name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Angel Villalobos

    Born 1912 in Spain; died 1991 in Castelmaurou (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Del Carmen Villalobos

    Born 1908 in Spain; died 1990 in Pessac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoine Villalobos

    Born 1949 in Auxerre (Yonne); died 1981 in Auray (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Villalobos in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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